Analogy Flashcards
1
Q
What is an analogy?
A
A comparison between one thing and another
2
Q
Who discusses analogy when unpicking religious language?
A
Thomas Aquinas
3
Q
What were the two analogies proposed by Aquinas?
A
Analogy of Proportion and Analogy of Attribution
4
Q
What is the Analogy of Proportion?
A
There is a proportionate relationship between all things
5
Q
What is the Analogy of Attribution?
A
God’s attributes cause our attributes – our goodness comes from him
6
Q
What did Aquinas say God could not be talked about?
A
Univocally and Equivocally, so therefore through Analogy
